The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-08
TWO JAIL BREAKERS
ARE DISCOVERED JUST IN TIME
To Prevent their Escnpe-A Murderer and a
burglar. Almost out Of the aIoundsv,lis
Jaii-Tho jail Condemned Import.
ant Gases Decided-Oli and Gas.

Jail-The Jail Condemncd-- Import.
ant Gases Decided-Oii and Gas.
Eugene Johnson, the man who ahot and
killed Rev. J.fp. Thatcher, OF Mounds.
Vile, the Town Sergeant Of that place,
while he was attempting 10 arrest John.
sons vile, was sentenced 10 seven years.
imprisonment in the penitentiary. Harry
Bowers, the well'known youth who broke
Into and robbed Mrs. Alexanlsr's house
at Moundsville while tho family was ab.
sent from home. was convicted at the term
Of the Circuit Court Just ended, and sen.
fenced to Eve years imprisonment. Both
are confined In the Marshall county jsil at
Moundsville, waiting to be transferred to
the custody Of the Superintendent Of tho
Penlten.iary. This jail Is somewha! lam.
QUA in connection with escapes Of prison.
ers IN the past. At the late term Of the
court Judge Jacob appointed G. s. Nc
Fadden, DR.. Hall and J. W, Gallaher a
committee to make 81 examination OF the
jail, and after doing 80 the committee ron.
uered sworn report condemning the
structure. This had scarcely been pre-.
scented TO tho court when johnson and
Bowers made m effort to escape, and were
only prevented by the msrest accident.
The jail conasts Of cells surrounded by
iron caging OF thick bars. Outside this a
few feet ID housing Of plate iron and
steel combined, and the outer walls arc
brick.
A bar Of iron attached 10 coll lock
was pried loose by the prisoners while in
the inner corridor exercising, and with
this bar the outer iron housing was bodily
lifted from the floor, and the men were
iuat crawling under when tho Sheriff by
chance entered 10 fix up the fire In the
stove, discovered the operations and
placed the two men in their cells again.
Judge Jacob instructed Prosecuting At.
torney Moighcn to bring the report con-
demning the Jail to the attention Of the
County Court and urge the members TO
take stops to secure new Jail.
TIE RAILROAD BRIDGE TAX
And Other Important Matters IN the AInr.
|, shall Coutt.
Judge Jacob adjourned the Marshall
County Circuit Court at Moundsville yes.
terdsy. At this term Of court an unnsu.
| ally large number Of liquor indictments
were returned, Marshall being no.license
county. sixty-ive cases Of illegal eale Of
liquor were tried at ono forenoon's SEES.
sion. Tho lowest number OF indictments
against one person WAS three, and one
man had twenty.three against him. The
usual tariff is fine OF $40 and costs when
the indicted party pleads guilty, and SO
and costs when he stands trial and is con.
yicted. Prosecutor Meighen is making
liquor Belllngs very unpopular pursuit..
Among the most important cases at this
term Of court was the appeal OF the b. &
0. Railroad Company from the assessment
Of S3l5,000 placed OIL the bridge over the
river at Benwood by the State Board OF
Public Works. This case involved the
payment Of taxes Tor 1883, 'S4, 'S5 and 'S6,
Messrs. Caldwell 4 Caldwell represented
the State and Hon. 9. Borgess. the Rail
road Company. Judge Jacob sustained
the appIa:senent, and this ends the case,
as under recent decision Of the su-
preme Court Of Appeals, the Circuit
Court on m appeal Ike this site as Re-
viewing body and not judicial court,
and no appeal to higher court can be
made. The company will therefore have
to pay its back taxes from 'S3.
The Pittsburgh, Waeeling & Kentucky
railroad instituted proceedings to condemn
d right Of way for switch through the
premises OF the Benwood nail works to the
Wheeling Steel Plant. The proposed line
was across strip Of land between the mill
and the river, along the street north Of the
mill, and through the open space between
the old aud new nail factories. The poti-
ton WAS rejected, but leave was granted
the company to file an amended petition.